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the ugly truth the chairman of ont of canjda i okfcit and bet known induirt go u ne annual meeting the other day to explain why last year nl company tpeni over 50 000 ooo tbllhng new plants in britain and france instead of this country ho one regrets more than i that at least some of these new facilities could not have been established jn canada he said it has however become quite dear that canada as part of north america is rapidly becoming one of the highest prodixtionost areas in the world and those who intend to survive commercially cannot ignore this ugly truth this warning from w e phillips chair man df massey ferguson limited was not ust a casual shout m the futile carping about just who is responsible for rising costs in canada public men along with business leaders have been getting uneasy about canada s uncomfortable corner in world manufacturing whatever intrigue might be inferred from mr phillips story no one would suggest thai an enterprise goes some where else to court inefficiency and higher costs it goes because it has to it is as ho says the ugly truth canada and the uryted stales through live second world war andthe years follow ing when outsiders had to lake our goods at any price mushroomed into an industrialism we could not have dreamed of before 1939 in this way we were beneficiaries of disaster but there s a difference the u s has an enormous domestic market and a unique geo graphical self sufficiency to chew up its pro duciion canida hasn l we export or we face disaster just as after world war i the wheat fields of ruined europe moved into production in the late nineteen twenties and early thirties to tumble our export prices lo the lowest level m lh6 history of the liver pool exchange so are the second world war victims in europe and asia now gearing a revitalized industry into a real challenge better read better informed canada is often regarded as a country of non readers recent surveys have shown that we sland 14th among the worlds nations in the number of bookstores per capita we have an unfortunate reputation m this connection it seems the well known author nicholas wlonsarrat has said i find canada the worst reading country in the world the per cama book consumption here is lower than ar where else we could reply that canada is much too busy growing to be interested in reading at the moment we could point to the united states which has even fewer bookstores per capita than we have we might say these things but we would be doing ourselves an ihusitce what are the facts the canadian library week council re ports that more people are borrowing from libraries than ever before in many sections of the country library circulation has risen by as much as 50 per cent since 1945 the number of borrowers from libraries has increased by about 60 per cent in many areas a large number of our libraries are find ing tt impossible jp- keep up with the ever increasing demands made on them as a re suit canada is now undergoing the greatest library building program since the dayvof andrew carnegie it would appear then that we are not a nation of non readers recent surveys mdic ate that there is even a trend toward more reading of non fiction and bookstores are generally busier than ever before canadian library week april 3 to 9 is the second program of its kind to be held in canada it points up the continuing import ance of information and understanding in a complex modern world we should remem ber that a better read better informed canada is vitally necessary if we are to retain our enviable position among the world s great nations addition not subtraction a payroll tax as a source of revenue to cover the costs of old age security pensions has been ruled out by ottawa it is a wise decision some naive citizens might think that the share paid by business would come out ol profits but in most cases business would only be the crktor and the general public would pay the shot wiih a hope of improving canada s old age security program the federal govern ment two years ago commissioned a study of the u s pension scheme after a full year of consideration of the report welfare minis ter monte th has advised that jri changing our system caut on is the best course in the united states he noted every firm pays a tax of three per cent on its payroll and each employee equals that contribution this six per cent combined contribution is to be increased to nine per cent in 1969 an amer can worker may elect to retire at any age harting at 65 and depending on payments into the fund may collect from 33 to 127 a month there are also payments to widows and surviv ng children if an insured wage earner dies before retirement age while the canadian plan of the same payment to all 55 a month to about b75 000 persons g ves more to the lower in come worker the american pension plan ts the more extensive but as minister monteilh noted per capita production and income in canada are 30 per cent less than in the unit ed states to equal u s payments canadians would have to pay a great deal more than americans into a pension fund also there is the question of whether canada in the na t ion a i sense or canadians in the individual sense would benefit from retirement at age 65 in his speech to the house the minister indirectly adrrlitied that a tax on payrolls lo provide a pension fund would have to be reflected m living costs for exampje he said retail stores and construction compan ies where labor costs are high would be af fected much more by payroll taxes than pulp and paper companies or distilleries where labotveosts constitute a much smaller item m the production budget no grocer or home builder or manufacturer or banker or labor union for that matter simply absorbs tax cost it is not a question of taking something out of the profits it is a matter of putting something onto prices whether it is a new tax for an old age pension fund a municipal property tax a corporation income tax in evita it is 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iik moit iiili i ishions ol tonnu tiiiiis toi tximpk blispbim us would ht siunul lo death th ulii lliuid soon be a shur t ii it sunns huiiks would hi huiiiitl il llu st iki putir ihl it hillmtui rpisis w uki bt tosstd into i pit ot 1 itlkslllkis ti ulois winild h im linn urn uk urn iid uitl hut md biluit ihur tis n iw ih il mi u tiltiiik into iht swiiil ol things 1 must ulmit i m lowint uilhiimislk whtk wi u it il wt timid tilhtui up oui tnliit tikk ol piiiushniint niou ol hi si 10m ii suit tints t ii bank mbkrs til lt inn vim binds u iht wiist li w mid hi t rt il stu i in llu it th i i llu iiiitttt d limb itnltisitv piupli i ikuil ft on i uiil ikir mi 1 si is mi would hi tt ins viud with thin t iinihts 1 i i mulls nut w istts 1 jlqt back in 1940 taken from the lame of ih free press thuradsy april 4 1940 custom receipts st acton fur 191940 set a new high record fur ihh port wheri lhcv rcchcd the amount nf 108 w 22 ut yitr ithe nmjiunt wa j94is86l that ibh year an incrcaw uf nearly u0ofl u rcgkitcred with aclon many manufacturing plantti importing and making ihlpmcnls to many points the cummm purl here dues fl large volume or buinc under lun lomii officer w g mldillelim there was a fine group of young people in attendance at the sunday evening fireside ihn week to hear rev f a brrek a he deall with ihc inspiration to be had from the reading of good poetry mr herman frculcr rendered several pleading wlect ions on the piano and miss dor olhy kllchlng played for the singing of the hymns and songs harry goldham a former ae ton boy has been appointed as postmaster at georgetown sue eceding the late john mcdcrmtd aetonlans are real favorites m the neighboring town when it comet to holding the high posil ions and other atlonians havr justifiable pride in the accomp lishments allalned nv mr gold ham and others who have been ehoen for cilianship semce in heir adopted tommunit funeral semec was held on tuesda altirnoon in howard puk united ehureh for the late ver rmrend dr t ahvrt m kiie wiih intermeni in fair view eemelirv m aelon the late riv mixjre was born in aeton and reiemd his eduealion in the aelon pubhe school and george town aeadenrt he was he first apprentice the printer s devil ol tht flee press joining the stilt when he was is two vcars and a half inter he punhased iht paper in partnership with david gilbraith ol gutlph in 1879 he enured the ministn of ihe ln keit ehureh and was ordained in 1884 he h is held the highest pciv i lions in he ehuieh and was knbwn throughout the dominion lor his gaat work perhaps his i irmst sermons delivind from the pulpit ol iht tnited ehurth hrri some lour vars ago when the new organ was didieated will he remembered best among the in tnv he preuihcd in this town back in 1910 taken from ihe issue or the free presa thursday march 31 1919 en reeve williams has- earned quite a reputation as a poultry fancier he seems lo have gotten the secret of successful work among his pool try too for his record shows thai from m hens he secured 2w egg in january 206 in february and 515 in march with egg at from 2s cents to f cent a dozen poultry on ihe above basis should be profitable on saturday evening constable harvey arrested a voung local man on mill street for being drunk and disorderly and using profane language he was brought before magistrate h p moore and fined ti 00 and cos is or 30 days in the jail the auih on l ies arc determined to pul a stop lo disorderly conduct and ihe use of bad language on ihe street w j gordon harness maker received art order for two sets of heavy harness to be shipped oui west to saskatchewan the local harness maker has been very popular with some of ihc western farmers and his sels of harness have been as much m demand in ihe western provinces a thev have with ihe local iradc the cpr station at campbell v ilk caught fire ah nil midnight n saturdav and was destroyed as well as a large quantity of whiat stored in an adjoining warehouse v iluntetrs rushed to ihe scene of ihe fin and made a valiant attempt at stopping the blae but all tnev wen able iu save was he contents of the station along with the agents ef fiets cause of the fire iv un known hut k is eipceled perhaps a spark from one of the passing steam engines might be re-spon- ibk for the damage the llth anniversary of the op ening of the baptist ehureh was celebrated fast sundav with ap propria e and virv interesting senilis rev isaae g matthews ma b th professor of hebrew and old testament eecgtrhit erf m master tniversitv hamilton was tlie el quent preacher of the cfav the chotr rendered speeial musie for the anniversary whieh 3 enrored br the targe con gregation in attendance both for the mjrning and evening eerte nciv professional directory and travellers guide i7r j m i shuilmc tlr vk2ju- si iv fdekal mbkctoa dr w g c kenney phvician and surgeon office in sttnon block s3a vtili st e acton oft cr phone 78 reidik 11 churci st e phone 150 dr d a garrett phvsieian and surgeon corner f w how and r vr s entrine river sl ctwn ont phone 890 n ght or dor bruce e sfcoeoukcr mfr dr robert u buckner lvcian and surgwn 30 u1 injtum si arun ont phorv c9 office hour 6 8 pm afternoons by appointment rfal e1tte and insumancb a d moose d c palrtw speclfte cniropr clor it lliu strrh phon 40 or n offlc hourf wed 27 sill- optical and hkabing aim peel duflerin and hallon counties deed the whole of canada must feel ustly procrd of the ract that the lome scots pipe and drums have been invited to take part in edinburgh festival this year these local mil iia musicians will be participating in the worlds largest annual international military tattoo in august the regiment has acceptedhe obligation of transporting the pipes and drums to scot land and considerable assistance from friends of the unit is forthcoming at the pe senf time orangeville and brampton town councils led the way with municipal dona lions but we understand thai considerably more money is required to underwrite the expense involved why should w support the rnditta think back to the dark days of 1939 go even further back to the war of 1812 and to the fenian raids throughout canadian h story it was the civilian army the saturday n grit soldiers who prov ded the framework of defense the training cadres when war or rebellion broke out and even m these days of nuclear war the mil t a s in the forefront of preparedness programs and natonal sur vival schemer as any old sold er will tell you the m i ttary bands be they brass or p pes and drums are indispensable to morale n war or peace the lome scots pipe band n no ex ception let s show our apprecet on for our k bed comrades by sending contr bulions to ihe edinburgh mil rary tattoo comm ttee c o j a carroll treas halon and peel trust co 1 1 queen street east brampton i i roy downs orm m r- ssldoll imnn in school costs hm tthh ii n kn ii mills iiunhi list- llt u wis exptlimd is fulitd s4j rtm bn ljit i lr tin i wn wil1 rnse sumtdtt imiiint 1 its wi m lt ml 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